District wise population in West Bengal 2001 Census

As of 2001 census West Bengal had a total population of 8,01,76,197 in 18 districts. Dakshin Dinajpur was the least populated district with 15,03,178 people and Midnapur(old – now it has split in two districts). Surprisingly Kolkata did not stand in the top five list. Kolkata stands 8th in the list with a population of 45,72,876 people.